John P. O’Neil joined Elk + Elk in 2012 as a partner. He is one of the firm’s leading medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys, whose practice focuses primarily upon death and catastrophic loss cases.
Prior to joining Elk + Elk, John spent 14 years at one of Ohio’s top defense law firms, where he served as a practice area chair and member of the firm’s management committee and executive group. He also spent time working as a successful prosecutor in the Dade County State Attorney’s Office.
Over the years, John has successfully tried more than 80 jury trials for medical malpractice, transportation, legal malpractice, premises liability, and personal injury.
John’s first chair jury trials are in state and federal courts, and he has argued in the Eighth District Court of Appeals, Ohio Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
John received his undergraduate degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and his law degree from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.
